We alsodiscuss
contemporarywomen (Muslim and
non-Muslim), the factors informingconstructionsof
gender and sexuality. We
focus on contemporarywomen in anumberof
different cultural contexts in order to highlight
a varietyofsignificant issuesincluding,
veilingand seclusion, kinship structures,violence,health, feminist activism,literaryexpression, bodyand
mind,and otherthemes.

These aresomeof thetopics that will be discussed:

·Therise ofpatriarchyin Mesopotamia and
Ancient Egypt and a comparison of itsqualityand intensityin both areas over time, based on translatedhistoricaltextsandmodern
historians'interpretations

COURSEREADINGS:

Inadditiontoselectedchapterscontainedinthetextbooks,therewillbeadditionalreadingmaterialstobemadeavailabletostudentsonline.StudentsareexpectedtomakeuseoftheWorldWideWebandtoreadcurrenteventsrelevanttothecourse'sthemeastheybecomeavailablein-print or ontheInternet.

Adetailedscheduleoflecturetopics,readingassignments,andin-classactivitieswillbemadeavailable on ICON. Theschedule will
be updated regularlyas
the course progresses.